Where does “kaltevuuskulma” come from?

kaltevuuskulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltevuus, from Finnish kalteva, from Finnish -vä — Front vowel variant of -va.

kaltevuuskulma (Finnish): gradient, slope, inclination

Definitions

  1. gradient, slope, inclination

Ancestry of “kaltevuuskulma”, step by step

kaltevuuskulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltevuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltevuusslope, obliquity; camber
2Finnishkaltevasloping, inclined, slanted
3Finnish-väFront vowel variant of -va

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Finnish -vä →Every word from Finnish kalteva →Every word from Finnish kaltevuus →